March 01, 2009 Understanding Gogol Recognized soon after his first publication as a writer of great promise, Gogol went on to prove the critics right, and to create a body of work that has no equal in the Russian pantheon. This April (or March, depending on your calendar) is his bicentenary.
March 14, 2021 A Memory Battle for Lubyanka Square The hoopla surrounding a new monument at a controversial location in central Moscow highlights the importance of history for Russia – and ourselves.
March 19, 2016 Happy Birthday, Gogol and Olesha! Two writers, two different centuries, one number in common. Actually, Yuri Olesha and Nikolai Gogol have more in common than you think!
March 14, 2020 The Government Inspector Gets a Monument A town in Volgograd Oblast prepares to welcome Gogol's Inspector... again.